Chorbari Bamak glacier is situated in
Rudraprayag District of U.P. The glacier is 6 kms. long and originates from the outhern slope of Kedar-dorne, Bhartekhunta and Kirti Stambh and this hill range is the water divide which separates the
Gangotri group of glaciers and the Chorbari glacier. Several hanging glaciers and avalanche chutes feed the glacier. The lower part of the glacier is covered by thick debris and bounded by huge deposits of lateral moraines. The glacier starts from its accumulation zone (600 m) and terminates at an elevation of 3800 m, from where a snow/ice melt stream originates, called Mandakini and merges into the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag.
The glacier is approachable by roa(upto Gaurikund via Rudraprayag Guptkashi and Soneprayag. Fron Gaurikund, a foot trek runs over the hill slopes upto Kedamath Temple From Kedamath temple, there is a 3km. footpath to the glacier snout. Between the rock face and right latera moraine of the glacier, there is a lak formed by glacier melted water called Ganghi -
Sarovar.
Rudraprayag District of U.P. The glacier is 6 kms. long and originates from the outhern slope of Kedar-dorne, Bhartekhunta and Kirti Stambh and this hill range is the water divide which separates the
